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Economy
Career education is redundant and convoluted. Gavin Newsom says he’ll fix it
California taxpayers fund career education at high schools, adult schools, community colleges, regional occupational programs and for-profit trade schools. Critics say it reflects “an incredible lack of coordination.” The governor says he’s producing a “master plan” to remedy that.